The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-07-28
The Keynote Of the Con-
ventiOn.
General PowelPs Speech at The
Cleveland Convention, Accepting
the Non. inat:on for
Governor.

"MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLE
MEN OF THE CONVENTION: 1t is
with feelings of the deepest graft
tude thank you for the honor you
have just conferred upon me. My
thanks are all the more sincere be-
cause The selection has come to me
after we have all witnessed that
wonderful uprising of the people in
all the sectio ms of the State in fa-
vor of the nomination of thai grand
old man, the Gladstone of America.
Applause. L realize with you that
his name has revived the best recol.
lections and the best traditions of
our party. 1t has already rckindled
the enthusiasm of the old, fred the
hearts of the young, and strength
ened the courage of all, SO that, in
spirit. at least the Democratic
party in Ohio, four hundred thous-
and strong. is now in line of battle,
prepared to make an aggressive
fight for the ticket this day nomln-
ated.
"We are further greeted today by
the presence of that wise man whu
for so many years has been one of
the ablest leaders In our party, who
thirty years ago was our standard
bearer for the highest Office in the
State, and who today, in the full
possession of oil his powers, repre-
sents this great State as a leader in
the Senate of the United S.atcs.-
Applause. Henry B. Payne stood
by our party in its darkest hour
Applause. He helped to preserve
our organization through long years
Of defeat and disaster. and he has
lived until today his fidelity has had
/ splendid reward. At this moment 1
he Democratic flag not only waves {
,ver the White House at Washing
on. but in turn il is greeted by the
'ame flag proudly floating over the +,
Executive Mansion of twenty three
'ut of thirty eight great States in t
his Union. l am exceedingly pleas
ID that We have here also tho pres =
nee of that brilliant and able lead. q
r from Southern Ohio. and whom \
ONE of you Yesterday thought was =
~ rival, but who is here now to y =
elp me accept this nomination and h
AIRY Ohio. [Cheers and applause. p
81 congratulate you that this con- tf
ention has been called in the city q
splendid progress, whose growth, ~ u.
nterprise and hospitality IS now at d,
acting the admiration of all our F
sDple, even In State which is out 10
ripping n-arly all her sisters in II
'e race of life. / congratulate you u,
i'll further that our party is in pos St,
ssion of a National Administers es
IN, which IS not only source of be
'ength TO our party, but which is n.
90 wisely condition all the affairs y,
our country. During the the last
RESIDENTIAL contest it was proclaim tio
throughout the length and no
eadth of this land that this Nation BIT
lld not stand the strain; tn It we NE
I'D not safely pass through the Mo Mo
ngers which must necessarily fl- ihf
v a change from Republican to ard
rule. Rut The change {
s made. More than two years we
7e passed, and that period is now mai
rked as the most peaceful. happy fun
sperous that our country has ev rac
known. Applause. are
| am but stating a simple truth ago
N | say that Grover Cleveland son.
led into the White House more We
science and more courage than t1c
OF his predecessors since the pro,
; of Andrew jackson. Ap- are
Ise. A record of n little more now
/ two yeays has already demon corr
ed the fact that he has disap- no.
ted the predictions Of his ene- will